I don't need to juxtapose these two stories

MANIFESTO

The Courant has already done so.

With all the hoopla going on around here this weekend, I'd completely missed this excellent turn of events.

The state Supreme Court on Friday delivered gay and lesbian couples the validation they have long been seeking — the right to marry.

In a 4-3 decision, the court ruled that same-sex couples cannot be prevented from marrying — and that civil unions, those marriage-like legal arrangements that Connecticut has offered to gay people since 2005, are not an acceptable substitute.

Meanwhile,

The state Supreme Court's historic ruling legalizing gay marriage Friday has prompted the state's Roman Catholic bishops to call on Catholics to vote "yes" on a key ballot initiative Nov. 4.

The question of whether the state should hold a constitutional convention had been a low-key issue until the court's ruling ignited opponents of gay marriage.

All the more reason to vote no on the proposition in three weeks. Governor Clubwoman is sure to hold on to her allegiance to the proposal, thinking that the court's decision is just too icky to contemplate.